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Last chance to vote for Greatest Individual Contribution to Online Media, MarketingPublic voting for The Bookmarks' Greatest Individual Contribution to Online Media and Marketing award, sponsored by The Spacestation, closes end of today, Tuesday, 10 November 2009. 10 Nov 2009 Flux Trend Review out nowThe third edition of Flux Trend Review, edited by Dion Chang, is out now at a price of R195. 6 Nov 2009 Bookmarks: send in nominations for greatest contribution to online media & marketingThe Bookmark Awards is once again looking for nominees for this year's award of Best Contribution to Online Media & Marketing, sponsored by The Spacestation. 5 Nov 2009 South African company in Global AwardsThe Global Awards, which honours the best in worldwide healthcare communications, have selected Fine Healthcare as the only South African finalist for its entry ‘Discovery One - Healthcare Professional: Promotional Marketing Integrated Campaign.' More on the awards at www.theglobalawards.com. 4 Nov 2009 Sonja Shear appointed Sony Ericsson market unit headSony Ericsson South Africa announced on 7 October 2009 that it has appointed Sonja Shear as market unit head for South Africa, succeeding Martijn Lutgerink, who returns to Germany after his two-year tenure to establish and grow a local team. 8 Oct 2009 Get free TED ideas on media, marketing, communication from local speakersSome ideas are worth spreading and some of the best and the freshest in the world are featured in TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conferences. 14 Sep 2009 PR, marketing partnership in Cape TownMarketing agency b-Rocking and PR firm Livewired Communications Cape Town have partnered to provide clients with a full service option, the directors of both companies announced on Thursday 20 August 2009. 21 Aug 2009 AMASA plans glitz partyThe AMASA annual party has selected the Upper East Side - NY as its theme and is calling on all playboys', socialites and debutantes to join them for the 2009 Cape Town AMASA party at Club 91, 91 Main Rd Claremont this Thursday 30 July at 7.30pm. 27 Jul 2009 Live blogging from Discovery Invest Leadership SummitAdVantage editor-in-chief and Bizcommunity.com's former editorial director and editor, Louise Marsland, is back on Bizcommunity.com! She has launched her blog at www.bizcommunity.com/Blog/LouiseMarsland and is blogging and tweeting live from the much-anticipated Discovery Invest Leadership Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg today, Wednesday, 22 July 2009, which features Virgin chief Richard Branson and marketing thought leader of our time, Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point, Blink and his most recent book, Outliers. 22 Jul 2009 MASA AGM date announced; 2008 financials releasedThe Marketing Association of South Africa 2009 Annual General Meeting will be held at The Bryanston Country Club, 63 Bryanston Drive, Bryanston on 6 August 2009 at 2pm. 14 Jul 2009 Scott Gray returns to QuirkBMW interactive marketing manager Scott Gray is moving back to Quirk eMarketing in Cape Town after several years as BMW South Africa's interactive marketing manager in Johannesburg. 10 Jun 2009 Reminder to nominate Boss of the Year 2009The closing date for nominations for Boss of the Year 2009, which pays tribute to good leadership practices in the workplace as well as recognising strong leaders for their ongoing efforts, is fast approaching. 3 Jun 2009 Red Heart's Super 14 bottle tagRed Heart Rum recently embarked on a campaign which saw the brand aiming to add value to consumers of the product by enlisting Z-Card to design and produce an eye-catching bottle-hang card that incorporated a fixtures list for the 2009 Vodacom Super 14 Rugby tournament. 26 May 2009 PEP triumphs at Marketing Excellence AwardsPEP Stores, together with ZOOM Advertising, swept the 2009 Sunday Times Marketing Excellence Awards with a Gold medal in the category Brand Marketing Campaign of the Year ‘and also triumphed by winning the overall Grand Prix prize for the PEP repositioning campaign in Generations, the popular TV soapy. 4 Mar 2009 Boost gives customers free parkingIn an age in which pay-for-parking malls are the norm and free parking is the exception, customers can be deterred from dallying over a refreshing drink. 4 Mar 2009 Guvon, Plumari in joint ventureManaging Director of Guvon Hotels, Kosie Pansegrouw and Director of The Plumari Group, Leigh Hindshaw, has entered into a Joint Venture for the building and management of a R100 million rand luxury hotel and golf villas at the famous and well-loved Randpark Golf Club, close to Cresta Shopping centre. 27 Feb 2009 Setting up shop in AustraliaJohannesburg-based Penquin International's CEO Mike Bray is currently negotiating an exclusive rights deal and the establishment of a Penquin International office in Brisbane, Australia. 16 Feb 2009 Magazine marketer strikes out on her ownTammy Lederle, former group marketing manager of Associated Magazines titles Cosmopolitan, House and Leisure, Marie Claire and O, The Oprah Magazine, has launched her own experiential marketing firm. 13 Feb 2009 Second Idea Bounty winner announcedChantelle Schmidlin, a content developer at Achievement Awards Group, is the winner of the US$3000 Levi's Idea Bounty brief, Quirk eMarketing announced Tuesday, 10 February 2009. 10 Feb 2009 What every CMO needs to know about sponsorshipKim Skildum-Reid, co-author of industry bestsellers, The Sponsor's Toolkit and The Sponsorship Seeker's Toolkit 3rd Edition, has written a new white paper, “What Every CMO Needs to Know about Sponsorship”, available as a free, no-obligation download from www.powersponsorship.com/sponsorship-for-CMOs.html. 3 Feb 2009 SAARF's March LSM workshop cancelledAs SAARF will be hosting a Television Audience Measurement Forum on 4 March 2009, the March LSM workshop has been cancelled. 27 Jan 2009 Call for input on amending Advertising CodeThe Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa is calling for comments on amending the Advertising Code of Practice. 21 Jan 2009 2009 SAARF LSM workshops in JoburgThe SAARF Universal Living Standards Measure workshops for Johannesburg will commence in February 2009, with content to cover history/development of LSM, early LSM, 1993/1995/2000 LSM and new SAARF Universal LSM. 14 Jan 2009 Controversial Rian van Heerden returns to radioControversial television personality and presenter, Rian van Heerden confirmed that he will be returning to radio when he joins central South African station, OFM as afternoon presenter. 5 Jan 2009 Marketer's guide to the ABCThe Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), in association with Marketing Mix magazine, will publish a 32-page A5 guide, written for marketers and agency media planners, in March 2009. 12 Dec 2008 Live blogging from US blogger tour of SAWe Blog the World South Africa - a tour of South Africa by prominent US bloggers who are being hosted by the International Marketing Council of South Africa as part of "a very exciting experiment" - kicked off this past weekend in Johannesburg. 1 Dec 2008 Live blogging from MIPCOMCANNES: It's that time of the year again when the global television industry gets together in Cannes, France, for audiovisula content market MIPCOM (www.mipcom.com). 16 Oct 2008 Full house for marketing qualifications roadshowThe Introduction to Chartered Marketer (SA) and Marketing Practitioner (SA) Road Show, which took place at the Services SETA premises in Parktown yesterday, Thursday, 21 August 2008, apparently drew a full house of interested and prospective candidates who wanted to learn more about these professional designations for marketers. 22 Aug 2008 Markex Cape around the cornerMarkex Cape, which takes place every second year in Cape Town, will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre and will run for three days next week, 19 - 21 August 2008. 15 Aug 2008 Joburg roadshow on new marketing professional qualificationsThe Services SETA is hosting a free road show to introduce the two new marketing professional designations on Thursday afternoon, 21 August 2008, in Johannesburg. 13 Aug 2008 |  |
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